On the Holy Spirit
St Basil defends the divine glory of the Holy Spirit through Scripture, Christian worship, Baptism, and the Spirit’s work in the life of the Church.
~2 hrs 13 min 30 chapters
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The Nicene Faith & the Holy Trinity
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the great fourth-century Fathers
About this collection
These writings belong to the fourth-century defense and clarification of the Church’s faith in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
In On the Holy Spirit, St Basil the Great draws from Scripture, worship, and the life of the Church to defend the divine glory of the Holy Spirit with the Father and the Son. In the Five Theological Orations, St Gregory the Theologian speaks about the mystery of God, the divinity of the Son, and the Holy Spirit, while also warning against treating God as a subject that human reason can fully master.
Together, these works became enduring expressions of the Nicene faith and the Church’s confession of the Holy Trinity.
Texts in this collection
The Five Theological Orations
St Gregory reflects on the knowledge of God and defends the divinity of the Son and Holy Spirit in some of the Church’s most important Trinitarian sermons.
~2 hrs 23 min 5 reading sections
The Great Catechism
Gregory gives a broad catechetical account of the one God, the divine Word, and the Holy Spirit within the Church’s Nicene confession.
~1 hr 51 min 40 chapters